ARTICLE · 21 OCTOBER 2011

Environmental Causes Of Action

Siskinds LLP

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Smith v Inco is requiring Canadian environmental lawyers to carefully rethink environmental causes of action–who can sue who for what?

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The recent Court of Appeal decision in Smith v Inco is requiring Canadian environmental lawyers to carefully rethink environmental causes of action–who can sue who for what? How can Smith v. Inco be reconciled with St. Lawrence Cement v. Barrette? (Different type of nuisance). Why can non-toxic airborne dust be the subject of a successful class action, when nickel refinery dust (a carcinogen) wasn't? For a quick round up of the possibilities, such as nuisance, negligence, trespass, and Rylands v. Fletcher, and an excellent list of relevant cases, here is our Environmental Causes of Action presentation to the Law Society of Upper Canada's 6 Minute Lawyer seminar. My video podcast on the case (which offers some of these answers) will be available next week.

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